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A. G. & C. AJKLINE.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 26. 1911.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE.

AMOS G. KLINE AND CHARLES A. KLINE. OF NEW MEMPHIS, ILLINOIS.

CONVEYEB.

Application filed May 26, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AMos G. KLINn and CHARLES A. Knmn, citizens of the United States, residing at New Memphis, in the county of Clinton, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveyers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to conveyers and particularly to one adapted to be placed in a stable and at the rear of the stalls.

The invention has for its object to provide a device of this character which will serve as a trough in which all refuse may be deposited to be conveyed to a wagon or a fertilizer distributer.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a device of this character that the deposits in a stable may be removed or conveyed therefrom Without the usual operation of shoveling or forking.

A still further object of the invention is to construct devices of this character which may be readily and easily placed in position in a stable without any material change thereto, and may be made in a length to traverse a series of stalls.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the device, showing the same in its position .in a stable and in its folded position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the device in its elevated position. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View, the device being folded. Fig. l is a transverse sectional View. Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the trough section. Fig. 6 is a detailed perspective view of the scraper.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a section of the flooring and 2 the joists.

In applying the device a rectangular recess 3 is formed in the flooring, and is adapted to receive a base member t, formed from heavy timber, or if desired the same may be formed from concrete. The base member is seated in the recess 3, so that its upper face will be below the flooring 1. Normally resting upon the base 4 is a trough section 5, said trough section being substantially the same length as the base, and being closed at one end and open at its other. Pivotally connected at their upper and lower ends to the trough section 5 and the base 4: are links 6,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Serial No. 629,529.

which are adapted to support the trough section in an elevated position, when the device is discharging its contents.

Adapted for travel within the trough section 5 is a belt 7, said belt being preferably coated with rubber, and having its outer end secured to a rotatable shaft 8, said shaft being journalcd near the front ends of the side sections of the trough. thranged in parallel relation with the shaft 8, and journaled in a similar manner, in an idle roller 9, over which the belt travels when being wound upon the shaft 8, thereby holding the belt at its point of contact with the roller 9 slightly above the plane of the wound belt. To the rear end of the belt 7 is secured a follower 10, said follower having its bottom 1.1 and sides 11 formed from sheet metal and its back wall 12 formed from wood to which the rear end of the belt is secured in a suitable manner.

Upon each side of the trough section 5 are secured eyes 13 the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

Secured to the joists 2 are a series of pulley blocks let through which is passed a cable or rope 15. Secured to one end of the cable or rope 15 and at points between each pair of pulley blocks 14 are hooks 16 carried by the pulley box supported upon the cable 15, said hooks being adapted to engage the eyes 13 carried by the trough section 5, when it is desired to elevate the same. The other end of the rope or cable 15 is secured to a winding drum 17 said drum being secured to any suitable support, which drum when operated will elevate the trough section 5 until the same assumes a position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the links 6 are in a forwardly inclined position, and the flexible members 18 are drawn taut to prevent the collapsing of the trough section 5. These guy ropes or cables are secured at their upper ends to the rear end of the trough section 5, and to the rear end of the base 4: at their lower ends.

Near the front end of the trough section 5 and to the sides thereof are pivotally connected brace bars 19, said brace bars having their lower ends beveled as at 20 in the drawings so as to bear against the front edge of the forward links 6 to prevent the trough section from collapsing in a direction opposite to that of its elevating travel.

Rigidly secured to one end of the shaft 8 is a sprocket wheel 21 over and around which is passed a sprocket chain 22, said sprocket chain leading to a sprocket wheel 23, which may be secured to a joist or the like, in a convenient position to the trough section 5 when in its elevated position. When the sprocket wheel 23 is operated by a suitable crank the shaft 8 will be rotated by the sprocket 21 and sprocket chain 22 thereby causing the belt 7 to wind on said shaft and to travel from the rear end of the trough to the forward end carrying with it the follower 10, until it has deposited all material upon the belt 7 and follower 10 into a wagon or the like upon the outer side of the stable. It will be of course under stood that a suitable opening or door has been formed in the side of the stable so that the end of the trough may project slightly beyond the same and in convenient relation to a wagon or the like.

Secured near the front end of the trough section 5 is a scraper 24, preferably formed from resilient wire and having its scraper bar 25 at all times in yielding contact with the upper surface of the belt 7, whereby when said belt is being wound upon the shaft 8 the material will be scraped from the belt to be finally projected into the wagon or the like by the follower 10.

When it is desired to fold the trough 5 upon the base 4, the brace bars 19 are with drawn from contact with the link 6 and swung upon their pivots to a position flush with the sides of the trough section and are supported in this position at their outer ends upon brackets 26, and by a slight rearward movement of the trough section 5 the weight of said trough will be transferred from the links 6 to the rope or cable 15, and upon unwinding of the drum 17 the trough may be easily and conveniently folded upon the base 4. It will be of course understood that the drum 17 is provided with a suitable ratchet mechanism, so that the trough may be held in any elevated position.

The trough section 5 is preferably formed from wood, but it will be understood thatthe same may be formed from sheet metal if desired, the same results being accomplished.

If desirable, and to prevent wear to the trough section and injury to the cattle when being conducted to or removed from the stalls, covers may be hinged in convenient relation to the trough, so that the same may be swung over and upon the trough on which the cattle may tread.

The operation of the device is as follows: After a sutlicient amount of material has been deposited in the trough, the same is elevated by operating the drum 17 until it assumes a position as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and the belt wound upon the shaft 8, compelling the follower to travel with the belt the entire length of the trough until said follower has reached the extreme outer end of the trough section, which by previous operation has been projected through an opening in the wall of the stable. By providing the follower with the sides 11' the sides of the trough will be scraped as the said follower travels therein. After the material has been deposited in a wagon or the like and it is desired to return the trough to its normal position, said trough is lowered by unwinding the cable or rope 15 from the drum 17.

What is claimed, is

The combination with a base, of links pivoted to the sides thereof, a trough pivoted to the upper terminals of the links, a flexible member connecting one end of the said trough and the base, a series of pulleys attached to the trough, a series of pulleys arranged above the trough, a rotatable drum, a cable attached to the trough and passing over said pulleys and connected to the drum, a shaft journaled in the trough, a belt secured to the shaft and. extending through the trough, a follower slidable within the trough attached to the belt, a tension spring secured to the trough and engaging the belt for scraping the latter, means for rotating the shaft and props attached to the trough and engaging the base.

In testimony whereof, we atliX our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS G. KLINE. CHARLES A. KLINE. Witnesses HENRY SoHUMAoHER, WVM. REHBEIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

